SatiricalHen Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Went back to the junkyard and got the roll bar brackets and a gas tank skid plate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 all in all that's quite a score you've found this past week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Nice little haul there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 I can’t decide what to do with the rear window. I have a solid pane, 4 pane, and 3 pane. I found a latch I think will work and ordered it. I know I don’t want the 4 pane (please someone buy it) and I like the fixed because it looks clean, it was what the truck came with, the sliders seem to have a lot more noise, I feel like there’s more chance to leak, and it’s super easy to break into sliders. The slider is nice for air flow and talking to people in the bed and I’ve gotten used to the one I have now. Also, I need to figure out what to do with the white tailgate. I want a Comanche tailgate to hang up on a wall, but it bothers me it’s missing the handle *cough cough* 88mjsally. Also it’s not red so it’s not as cool for me personally (because my truck is red). I really just got stuff because it was cool and then it turned out people really thought the stuff was cool too and I don’t need a skid plate on a 2wd truck and I’m too scared to drill holes in the bed of my truck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, SatiricalHen said: I’m too scared to drill holes in the bed of my truck. To be fair I was scared to do the cargo light and then I said "hell with it, I paid for it and I'm gonna install it!" I don't regret my choice. As far as leaks, RTV on the gasket to the body worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Got some knock off trucklites for Christmas, and I have the legit trucklites in my Cherokee so I can do a comparison of them and see how much difference there is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Well that ain’t gonna work. I guess I’ll look at some other options. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Ford Ranger latch off of a 2000ish looking era. A little bigger than I would like, but it’ll work till I can find something better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 Put a new rear window in today, and pulled the vents off finally because there is a terrible flapping sound when driving down the highway. I don’t know what to do now though. Obviously get some foam weather stripping of some sort to seal the vents better again, but any suggestions on the vents themselves?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, SatiricalHen said: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H5948V4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I used that for the vents. Works great but you end up with a metric ton left over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H5948V4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I used that for the vents. Works great but you end up with a metric ton left over. You didn’t happen to have to fix the vent part itself like mine, did you?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The exhaust flappers? No I didn't. I was very fortunate to have mine indecent shape from the AZ heat. It looks like those vents are just crusty, falling apart and need to be replaced. Buuuuuuut, not all hope is lost. My best guess is if you can get some sort of very flexible and pliable rubber, you could poke holes where the holes need to be on the vent and make new flappers with the vent. They are rebuildable, just the right material is needed to do what the vent was designed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 The exhaust flappers? No I didn't. I was very fortunate to have mine indecent shape from the AZ heat. It looks like those vents are just crusty, falling apart and need to be replaced. Buuuuuuut, not all hope is lost. My best guess is if you can get some sort of very flexible and pliable rubber, you could poke holes where the holes need to be on the vent and make new flappers with the vent. They are rebuildable, just the right material is needed to do what the vent was designed to do. Finding the right material is the key. I seem to remember seeing someone fix them on here, but now that I need it I can’t find it. That seems to be how it always works isn’t it?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Right? You remember seeing something and then you never find it ever again! Now I would have to guess the material is a paper thin like rubber. That's all I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Well I clearly don’t know how to put windows in, it leaks. Also, on the note of not knowing how t put windows in, bleepinjeep put up a video of 1 piece window install so I got some manual 97+ regulators coming and I’m going to attempt to do the 97+ door windows. Doesn’t look awfulSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Got the vents redone and put them in. Haven’t driven at highway speeds yet so I don’t know if these will flap like the last ones yet. Also, I ordered a Bluetooth adapter made my JL today so I can go further incognito with the radio and charge my phone while listening to music. So now it’ll have a radio delete plate and the aux cord will no longer be laying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Added Bluetooth to my truck which is super nice to have a hidden sound system. And I can start my music and stick my phone back in my pocket. I finally put the marker light LEDs in and to do so I got a relay from the parts store and ran jumpers to the 2 pins the factory flasher relay uses and had to ground the 3rd pin, but everything works and I’m happy with the results. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 I went from poly mounts to rubber mounts. The Jeep is so much quieter now, but it’s one of them soup is too cold soup is too hot kinda deals. I liked the rigidity of the poly mounts, but I like the quiet of the rubber mounts. I may try some sort of beefier rubber mounts later on to try and get the best of both worlds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Now that the motor mounts and vents have made it quieter, and I finally put my LED marker lights in with the correct flasher. I’m on a fix little things kick. Next on the list I guess would be the intermittent no start issue. I turn the key and it kills the blower motor and the gauges do their thing, but it doesn’t send power to the starter relay so my guess is ignition switch, but I have no clue. The idle is funky and never idles are 750 and I’ve tried new IAC, new TPS, adjusted the TPS multiple times, and I’m not sure what to do with it. Also, my truck seems to charge low. Like 13v or so with this alternator and the last, but cold mornings it reads over 14 for some reason. There seems to be so many inconsistent quirks with the truck. I trust it to start up and go no matter what, but there’s just little things that drive me crazy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 26 minutes ago, SatiricalHen said: I turn the key and it kills the blower motor Normal during ENGINE CRANKING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Normal during ENGINE CRANKING. Yes, which is what I was saying. That function is normal, but when you test for power at the starter relay, the switch isn’t sending any power to the starter relay, it’s just killing the other power. So would that indicate a bad ignition switch?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 no idea on the ignition, but the vents turned out great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, SatiricalHen said: So would that indicate a bad ignition switch? Or the wire between the IGN SW and the Starter Relay coil. Disconnect both C267 and C268 at the IGN SW. Using a fused jumper, jump C267_S to C268_B3. CAUTION STARTER SHOULD ENGAGE. Does Starter Motor engage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatiricalHen Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 The issue is intermittent, so I will have to wait till the next time it’s acting up to test it out, but the intermittent part of the issue makes me think it isn’t the wire itself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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